AZ Nonprofits Get Housing Grants

Five nonprofit organizations in Arizona have been awarded grants by the U.S. Bancorp Foundation for housing-related programs.The groups were among 13 in Arizona awarded more than $56,000 in grants by the foundation for housing, arts, education, and financial literacy programs. The organizations and programs receiving the housing-related awards are: Habitat for Humanity, Valley of the Sun, homeownership for low-income families; HomeBase Youth Services Inc., 25-bed transitional housing program for homeless youth; Homeward Bound, housing and economic independence for low-income families; Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix, homeownership for low- and moderate-income families; and NewTown Community Development Corp., Individual Development Accounts for homeownership among low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank, which can be found online at http://www.usbank.com.